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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County eyes extending pot moratorium

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss a moratorium on recreational marijuana businesses when they meet Monday. The special meeting will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Jail sentences in Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team heroin cases

PORT ANGELES — A 29-year-old Everett man has been sentenced to three years and nine months in state prison for possession of heroin with intent… Continue reading

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Move to Amend spokesman set to talk at forums in Port Angeles, Port Townsend today

The national spokesman for a movement to change the federal Constitution to clarify that constitutional rights apply to people instead of corporations will visit Port… Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEFS: Author talks about new book Monday in Port Angeles . . . ONP speaker Tuesday . . . free Tax-Aide service . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Marine biologist and author Susan Scott will give a photo-illustrated presentation on her new book, Call Me Captain: A Memoir of a… Continue reading

Sean Della enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday in connection with a series of burglaries of businesses around Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man faces two trials on burglary, break-in charges

PORT ANGELES — A 26-hear-old man faces two trials in March, one on second-degree possession of stolen property after a burglary last Sunday and another… Continue reading

Sean Della enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday in connection with a series of burglaries of businesses around Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Putting together a 2015 speakers list? PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

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Sequim book group to discuss novel Feb. 14

SEQUIM — A discussion group will explore The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Sequim Library, 630 N.… Continue reading

State lists measles vaccination exemptions at North Olympic Peninsula schools

The state Department of Health has reported statistics on school students who were exempted from immunization requirements, including those for measles, for the 2011-12 school… Continue reading

Tickets on sale for Feb. 27 heart-health luncheon in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation's eighth annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon. The luncheon, presented by the… Continue reading

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WANTED: A few good Clallam heroes for Community Service Award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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WANTED: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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A swift-water rescue team operates with an inflatable boat in the Duckabush floodwaters Friday morning in this photo from Patrick Nicholson of Fire District No. 4 (Brinnon). ()

2nd UPDATE — Duckabush River recedes after flooding Brinnon-area neighborhood; another slide falls

BRINNON — Flood waters began to recede Saturday as another slide blocked part of Duckabush Road near Brinnon after Friday floods pushed about a dozen… Continue reading

A swift-water rescue team operates with an inflatable boat in the Duckabush floodwaters Friday morning in this photo from Patrick Nicholson of Fire District No. 4 (Brinnon). ()
The endangered trestle area on the western end of Dungeness River Bridge. (Clallam County Sherif's Office)

2nd UPDATE — Dungeness River Bridge expected to be closed for weeks after damage from flood waters (with VIDEO)

SEQUIM — The Dungeness River Bridge is expected to be closed for weeks, if not months, after flood-strength waters knocked loose several support pilings, threatening… Continue reading

The endangered trestle area on the western end of Dungeness River Bridge. (Clallam County Sherif's Office)

2-year, 3-month prison sentence in Forks rape case

PORT ANGELES — A Forks man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree rape of a… Continue reading

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Change-of-plea hearing set in Port Angeles murder, kidnapping case

PORT ANGELES — A plea agreement is in the works for Gary Carl Borneman, a Port Angeles man charged in the October murder of Gerald… Continue reading

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Jail sentences in Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team heroin cases

PORT ANGELES — A 29-year-old Everett man has been sentenced to three years and nine months in state prison for possession of heroin with intent… Continue reading

Sean Della enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday in connection with a series of burglaries of businesses around Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man faces two trials on burglary, break-in charges

PORT ANGELES — A 26-hear-old man faces two trials in March, one on second-degree possession of stolen property after a burglary last Sunday and another… Continue reading

Sean Della enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Friday in connection with a series of burglaries of businesses around Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Chimacum honors former coach Mike Clarke . . . Jessica Madison scores career-high 23 points . . . Crescent athletic director honored [corrected]

[Editor's note: Updated to correct the Crescent athletic director's honor and the starting times of the Port Townsend-Chimacum games.] Chimacum to honor former coach Clarke… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Chimacum honors former coach Mike Clarke . . . Jessica Madison scores career-high 23 points . . . Crescent athletic director honored [corrected]

[Editor's note: Updated to correct the Crescent athletic director's honor and the starting times of the Port Townsend-Chimacum games.] Chimacum to honor former coach Clarke… Continue reading

The Brinnon-area neighborhood over which the Duckabush River overflowed its banks Friday. (KOMO News)

UPDATED — Flooding Duckabush River inundates parts of Brinnon

BRINNON — Flood waters rose in some Brinnon homes for the second time in three months as the Duckabush River, fueled by at least 7… Continue reading

The Brinnon-area neighborhood over which the Duckabush River overflowed its banks Friday. (KOMO News)